Brassiere



Aug. 29, 1950 M. MAYER BRAssIERE Filed March 5, 1949 Patented Aug. 29,1950

Milton Mayer, New York, N. -Y.., assignorto Vanity |Corset Company Inc., New York, N. Y.., a corporation of New York Application March 5, 1949, Serial No. 79,890

'2 Claims.

This invention relates to brassieres and. has particular reference to structural features which enable the garment to fit smoothly, snugly and be capable of being worn with comfort.

One of the objects; of the invention is to provide agarment of this character in which an elastic panel or insert is interposed between the bust cups, such panel or insert being relatively narrow between the bust cups and widening below the same and extending from the top edge of the garment to its bottom edge. The panel or insert, positioned as above described is expansible horizontally and with relatively little or no vertical elasticity, thus permitting lateral expansion of the garment to enable it to fit the body snugly and firmly support the busts without permitting vertical distortion of the body of the garment.

The invention further contemplates the provision of said panel and other structural features which enable the diaphragm to be supported and controlled while effective support for the busts is attained.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particular description of which will hereinafter appear and be set forth in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the garment in its open position, or spread out fiat; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the garment in its closed position, and Fig. 3 is a rear view of the garment, on a reduced scale.

Referring to the drawing, l and 2 indicate the bust cups which may be of conventional construction and thus each provided with the transverse seam 3. Each cup is formed with a tapering upward extension 4, attached at 5 by stitching to one end of a shoulder strap 6, the opposite end of the strap being attached at I to the tapered upward extension 8 of a rear panel 9 of the garment. The

free edge [0 of one of the panels 9 is provided with a set of fastening elements, such as the eyes I I, while the free edge I2 of the second rear panel 9 is provided with complementary fastening elements such as hooks l3. By interengagement of the two sets of fastening elements H and I3 the garment will be closed at the back along its center line, as indicated at [4.

The two rear panels 9 are preferably made of relatively inelastic textile fabric, and one of these panels has a vertical edge joined to a front panel is by the vertical seaming [5. Similarly, the second back panel -9 has a Vertical edge at- 2 tached to a second front panel I! by the vertical seaming I8. The front panels l6 and i8 are also preferably composed of a textile material of relatively inelastic nature. Extending upwardly from the lower edge [9 of the garment, is a triangular insertZll of elastic material, such as elastic webbing which is expansible. horizontally but has little or no expansibility in a vertical direction. Said. insert 2|]: is. loc'atedat. the junction of the vertical edges of the front panel I5 and one of the rear panels 9.

At 2! is shown a similar triangular insert, also of elastic material, located at the junction of the vertical edges of the front panel l8 and the second rear panel 9.

At the center of the garment is shown an elastic panel or insert, indicated at 22. The same is composed of elastic webbing expansible horizontally and having little or no expansibility in a vertical direction. Said elastic panel extends for the full height of the garment, namely between the lower edge I9 thereof, and the upper edge indicated at 23. Between the bust cups l and 2, the upper portion of the elastic panel 22 is tapered and is of relatively narrow form, and has curved side edges 25 and 26 connected to and following the curvature of the edges of the bust cups. These edges 25 and 26 of the elastic panel extend along the inner side edges of the bust cups and also below the cups to a point located at the approximate vertical center line of each of the cups. Thus, the lower portion of the elastic panel, and that part of the same which extends across the diaphragm of the wearer is relatively wide and affords a resilient but firm support in this area of the garment. Suspension tabs 30 are dependent from the lower edge of the brassire for attachment to a girdle or corset.

The garment constructed as above described, through the utilization of the relatively wide elastic panel 22, extending the full height of the garment, provides desirable expansibility, permitting it to adapt itself to various figure conformations and thus worn without constriction or discomfort. It will be noted that the outer side edges of the bust cups are located in the inelastic panel sections l6 and [8, while the inner edges of the cups are located in the elastic area by the panel 22. This provides a means by which firm support is afforded for the bust, yet a degree of conformatory expansibility is present which enables the cups to more firmly embrace and support the busts.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in t drawing, the panel 22 is shown of single-piece While I have herein shown and described one 7 embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is 'broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A brassiere having a body provided with a pair of bust cups, the front of the body being provided with an elastic panel extending from the top edge of the body to its lower edge, said panel being relatively narrow and of tapering form between the bust cups, and being wider below the same, and following the curvature of the edge of the bust cups and secured thereto, the side edges of the elastic panel below the bust cups being located substantially at the vertical centers of the bustcups.

2. A brassire having a body portion provided with bust cups, an elastic insert between the bust cups, inelastic panels on opposite sides of the elastic insert, the elastic insert and the inelastic front panels extending below the bust cups to provide a depending skirt portion below the cups, the upper end portion of the elastic insert being tapered and extending between the bust cups and secured to the inner side edges of said cups and extending below the cups to substantially the vertical center line of each cup, the insert being wider below the cups than between the same, said insert extending from the lower edge of the body of the garment to the top edge of the garment at a point between the bust cups, and inelastic back panels attached to vertically-disposed edges of the front inelastic panels.

MlLTON MAYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: V

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,317,664 Becker et a1 Apr. 27, 1943 2,343,476 Rosenthal et al Mar. 7, 1944 2,346,411 Becker et al Apr. 11, 1944 2,491,299 Cerrato Dec. 13, 1949 

